YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton County Commission has officially declared an emergency following record flooding on the James River. Commission Chairman Dan Klimisch says that is only the first step. All four county maintained James River bridges were closed due to the high water and a number of other roads were inundated. Klimisch says… Read more »
News Author: Dave Vilhauer
Fourth Annual Create ‘N’ event Wednesday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Fourth Annual Create ‘N’: A Festival Celebrating Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Innovation and Workforce is set for Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State. Doug Ohmer, Interim Dean of the School of Business, talked about the event. Create ‘N’ kicks off with keynote speaker,… Read more »
Bridges in Yankton County closed due to flooding
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Record flooding on the James River caused all four of the county maintained bridges over the river to be closed. Yankton County Highway Superintendent Mike Sedlacek told the county commission that all the bridges need to be inspected before they can be reopened. Sedlacek says some of the bridges were totally… Read more »
KKK recruitment flyers surface in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Someone’s been passing out KKK recruitment flyers in the historic McKennan Park neighborhood of Sioux Falls. Residents brought examples to City Council Tuesday night as proof of what’s been going on. “Save Our Land, Join the Klan. KKK pamphlets included with lollipops in them,” as a man described them as… Read more »
SDSU animal science program benefits from Beef Bowl game
BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – The Beef Bowl is set for Saturday, Sept. 21, at South Dakota State in Brookings. SDSU Animal Science Professor Cody Wright says they’ll be holding an auction and serving beef barbecue to help raise money for scholarships. He says they continue to see growth with their animal science program. Wright says… Read more »
Man injured in fatal four-wheeler accident identified
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – An individual who was injured during a fatal four-wheeler accident seven miles west of Aberdeen Sunday night has been identified. A 2014 Polaris Ranger 900XP four-wheeler was northbound on 378th Avenue, which is a gravel road. The driver lost control turning onto 132nd Street, causing the vehicle to roll. Nicholas… Read more »
Day County authorities looking for individual involved in accident
WEBSTER, S.D. (Press Release) – The search for a 35-year-old male has resumed this morning in Day County in regards to locate the individual involved in a hit and run accident North of Webster on Wednesday, Sept. 18, which occurred just after 5:30 pm. The male subject involved, fled the accident scene and ran into… Read more »
Public information meeting held on zebra mussels
OACOMA, S.D. (KCCR) – Officials from the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held the first of two public information meetings on invasive zebra mussels in Oacoma Wednesday night. The Aquatic Invasive Species or A-I-S was found at Big Bend Dam in Fort Thompson this summer. G-F… Read more »
Attorney for Sisseton man seeks dismissal of charges in pipeline riot case
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An attorney for a South Dakota man says DNA evidence found on a cigarette butt doesn’t prove his client participated in a riot during the Dakota Access pipeline protest three years ago. The Bismarck Tribune reports attorney Bruce Nestor on Monday filed a motion in state court seeking dismissal of the… Read more »
Grandmother sentenced to prison for accessory in death of grandson
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A grandmother has been sentenced in South Dakota to 9½ years in prison for being an accessory to the beating death of her 2-year-old grandson. Federal Judge Jeffrey Vixen gave 51-year-old Sonya Dubray a sentence longer than guidelines recommend on Tuesday afternoon in Rapid City. Viken asked Dubray how she… Read more »